Ally B. reviewed Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight on + 2 more book reviews
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This book is amazing. The first section is about the bevy of scientific studies that point to the fact that our genetic makeup plays into our ability to lose weight and our body's natural set point. She also discusses how certain foods, like those containing high fructose corn syrup, bypass our satiety signals and create huge insulin spikes, causing overeating and illness. After that, she delves into what it means to really listen to our bodies, follow its cues and allow it to take care of itself the way it was designed to. And here's my favorite concept: be happy with your body the way it is. Too many of us get caught up on relegating our happiness to after we lose weight, or meet some other huge goal, rather than finding happiness in the here and now, and appreciating the fact that we are more than the flesh that surrounds us. Awesome, awesome read.
